"Democracy", said Plato, "is the rule of ignorant fools." He could not have predicted better. The rise and fall and rise of Aam Adami Party is a strange phenomenon. But Indian democracy is deep and complex enough to breed (and withstand) such ridiculous ideas. It was democracy that led Hitler to power. Never mind. We are still on safer side of history.
In a rally opposing the Land ordinance, a farmer committed suicide yesterday. The shocking part was to see a farmer commit suicide in front of a huge gathering, who just stood by and did nothing. The poor fellow was hanging there for 23 minutes and no one came to support him. The worst part was Arvind Kejariwal (or HH Arvind) continued his rally after the incident. That is sheer non sense.
Then AAP leaders go on wordily rampage. The Chief Minister has a famous excuse for every single issue. "Police is not under him."
Mahakavi, the Second Kalidas, His Literary Majesty Kumar Biswas asks, "Latak gaya?".
As if, one had to hang a banner. Oh yes. It has been hanged.
Ashutosh asked whether Kejriwal was supposed to climb up? (Oh yes. He was. The savior of Mankind. "AA Gaya hai dushman ko maranewala! HH Arvind!!!!!)
And Somnath Bharati said this was a conspiracy against AAP.
We are a nation of goddamn fools. Here is a Chief Minister - under whose watch the National Capital is supposed to run - oversees a suicide, later calling it conspiracy. If this is conspiracy, shame on you Brutus and Mark Antony. You are just in Junior KG.
P Chidambaram in a column had congratulated AAP on recent Delhi victory and had advised HH Arvind to focus on Delhi before going national. But ambition is like gravity. All you need is little push. Now he wants to be a contestant to next Lok Sabha elections. The brutal majority of 67/70 has not only clouded AAP's judgement, they are rapidly evolving into a 'Khap Panchayat'.
This AAP phenomenon is nothing but a bloated version of populism, stemming around a man, squarely incapable for the job. That, AAP is not a mature political party was proved when the rational voices within party were expelled. It goes a step forward now, proving Plato right at every corner.
Even 3 years after the formation, no one knows what is the ideology of AAP.
They do not stand for anything. They stand against everything.
It is nothing but extreme Populism. So, HH Arvind has hijacked 'Opposition to everything' from left and 'Rally on rally' from Congress. Rahul baba seems to have finally got the direction he wants to take his party to. But his way is no different than opposing every single item.
I am no Modi sympathizer or AAP hater. Its just plain analysis.
Modi is way too smart for these people. We need someone intelligent enough to keep check on his power. The strategies used by opposition have the same entertainment value that a joker in the circus has.
In this mess of political spectrum, AAP seems to be consistent in one thing. Make fool of oneself and stay in news. Do whatever it takes to stay in media.
The worst part is, people have to pay for it. In this case, India's democracy.
May the poor fellow find peace!
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